September 20XX. XX
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" what? "
“Are you dating Kang Tae-hyun?”
" her.. "
I'm being dragged to the gym at dawn and being subjected to mentally unsettling comments. I don't know why so many things have been happening to me lately, but I can't figure it out.
Just now,
Knock knock,
“ ..? ”
A group of girls came towards me and surrounded me. What is this situation..?
“You’re Kim Yeo-ju? The kid who’s always number one in the whole school.”
“Ah..uh”
“And you were the one who swore at Taehyun a while ago, right?”
"Huh..? Oh huh"
No, that's not true. By the way, what the heck do these guys do..? Was there a Kang Tae-hyun fan club..?
“Follow me for a moment.”
“Why me..?”
“If you follow me, come.”
“ ..? ”
today,
"Speak sensibly. Why do I like him?"
If I'd known I'd hear such troubling things, I wouldn't have followed you. I came out of curiosity, but what the hell is this...
“Then why do you keep bringing me snacks and talking to me?”
“There’s something you guys are misunderstanding, and that’s because you really hate him...”
widely,
" ah..! "
“Do you find it funny what we say? You always say the same thing, don’t you?”
" what..? "
"So tell me straight. Why are you flirting with Kang Tae-hyun?"
" .. under "
I spent my time studying quietly and quietly for the sake of my studies, but these things kept nagging at me. They say that if you like someone, you become like them, but did I learn how to nagging at myself from Kang Tae-hyun?
Finally, I was finally able to speak properly.
" hey. "
"What? What are you saying now..?"
"Those people who couldn't even say hello to Kang Tae-hyun are now dragging him here in the morning. I'm laughing so hard I could die."
"Huh.. this is"
"If you don't have the courage to even say hello, why don't you just give up on what you really like?"
" what? "
“No, listen to me•••”
After that, I continued to verbally harass them, and like a typical comic book villain, I would just blurt out useless things like "see you later" and then they would disappear. Are you crazy? Do you think I'll ever see you again?
From now on, you are on my blacklist.
My mood has been ruined since morning because of Kang Tae-hyun(?). I can't even solve a math problem. What the heck;;
I hated Kang Tae-hyun to begin with, but now I hate him even more.
That day's tutoring time,
“The function here is...”
“..you are so unlucky.”
“What? What is it now?”
“I was in a really bad mood this morning because of you.”
" me? "
"Yeah. Kang Tae-hyun, you're so talented. Because of you."
“What did I do?”
“Do you have a fan club or something?”
“Fan club..? I don’t know.”
Is this something Kang Tae-hyun is ignorant of, or do they really not have even the slightest presence?
“Five girls took me to the gym in the morning...”
“Did you hit me..?”
"No. I just asked if you were dating first."
" uh..? "
"Are you dating me? Why do you keep bringing me snacks?"
"..what did you say?"
"What did you say? Of course I said no."
" .. Okay. It's okay if it doesn't fit."
Is it just me or is there a hint of regret in Kang Tae-hyun's voice? What the heck, didn't it already happen?! So quickly?!
“Anyway, tell them to stop bothering me.”
“I don’t know who you are.”
"Tell me later if you find out. We're not related."
" .. okay. "
at that time,
dripping,
"Hey lady, can I come in?"
"Ah.. yes. Come in."
Squeak,
“A friend of mine just gave me this snack. Do you want to try it?”
" ah.. "
I didn't want to eat. I hated that person, so I hated everyone around him, and I just didn't want to receive anything. Oh, but now there's Kang Tae-hyun too...
" .. please. "
“Oh, yeah, yeah!”
“ … ”
So the woman put down the snack and left my room, and I naturally pushed the snack towards Kang Tae-hyun.
"What? Aren't you eating?"
"Yeah. I don't eat it because I don't like the person who gave it to me."
“Why? Did you fight with your mother?”
“.. My new mother. My mother passed away early.”
" ah.. "
"It's just a typical remarried family you see in dramas. The father is indifferent, the stepmother is desperate to be good to her daughter, and the daughter is always unhappy with her stepmother."
" .. hmm "
"You eat it all. I'm really fine."
Actually, I wanted to eat it. Because it was my favorite chocolate rice cake. Ha... No. But for some reason, I felt reluctant to eat it.
at that time,
Pook,
Swish,
" What are you doing..? "
Kang Tae-hyun picked up a fork, stabbed a piece of chocolate rice cake, and shoved it into my mouth. What is it?
"If you do this, it will be me who gives it to you, not your stepmother."
” … “
“Then I thought it would be a little more edible than before...”
“.. Phew, you really”
For some reason, I felt like they were thinking of me, so I decided to give them one. I took a bite of the rice cake pierced by my fork and was surprised at how much tastier it was than I expected.
After finishing one, I glanced around, wanting another. If I eat all of it, what's the point of pushing the one I pushed away earlier?
at that time,
Phew,
Swish,
"Okay, eat some more."
"Hey... no. I don't want to eat it."
“Eat it. You know I like strawberry.”
Of the rice cakes I just happened to bring, there was none that tasted like strawberry. Which means Kang Tae-hyun didn't like them. Well, what can I do about it?
Because Kang Tae-hyun kept poking me like that, I ended up eating all the rice cakes, and Kang Tae-hyun kept looking at me and wondering what was funny and was lost. I feel bad. Why are you laughing?!
“Why are you laughing? Are you going to die?”
“No, because it was so delicious”
“Uh… that’s an excuse. You just thought I was funny.”
"That's right. You're really funny."
" what?! "
at that time,
Swish,
“ ..!! “
Kang Tae-hyun wiped my cheek with a tissue that was next to him, and I almost fell over in surprise at the sudden skinship.
“Do you know how stupid and funny it is to eat something covered in white powder?”
"Uh..then you can just tell me to wipe it.. "
" .. Really?"
“.. Are you really an idiot..?”
Sometimes, Kang Tae-hyun seems like a real idiot. No, maybe he really is.
I don't know if it was because of the glutinous rice cake, but for some reason, I felt a sweetness rising from deep within my heart.
Maybe, really maybe...
It might have been a little bit because of Kang Tae-hyun.